Witches have revered flowers and growing things since the first witch danced naked in
the moonlight thousands of years before the birth of Christ.
Flowers are symbols of happiness and sadness, used throughout life from the birth of
a child to the death of a loved one. Just the scent of a flower can make you remember
a time of happiness. Even science agrees that their magic makes a home feel more
welcoming and increases happiness.
There are many myths about flowers, when the best time of the moon is to plant them,
what flowers to give for the times in our lives. Give red flowers to someone who is
ill because it means life and health. Giving a white flower to a sick person is sure
to doom them.
Flower meanings are part of this magic.
Camellia brings good luck but each
color has an individual meaning. White camellias mean adoration. Pink means longing
for love. Red means excellence.
Forget-me-not is associated with true love and memories. Wearers of these
flowers wonโt be forgotten by their lovers. Giving them is a strong reminder to keep
them alive in memory.
Even the
dandelion, not much revered or considered in America has meaning โ
faithfulness, sympathy, and happiness. It also makes a tasty wine that some say is a
cure for gallbladder disease.
Witches believe that there is magic in every living thing. Perhaps even those who
donโt consider themselves witches share some of that sentiment?
Joyce and Jim Lavene write awardโwinning, bestโselling mystery fiction as
themselves, J.J. Cook and Ellie Grant. They have written and published more than 60
novels for Harlequin, Berkley, Amazon and Gallery Books along with hundreds of nonโ
fiction articles for national and regional publications. They live in rural North
Carolina with their family. Visit them at their website.
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Everyoneโs favorite retired witches from Spell Booked have returned and are
diving into troubled waters to find a sinister sea witchโฆ
WITCHY WOMAN
A sea witch has been leaving bodies in her wake up and down the Carolina coast,
baffling authorities who are finding drowning victims with no water in their lungs.
The fin-icky female will continue to kill young male witches until she finds her
perfect manโthe one who survives her mating ritualโso she can live for another
hundred years. And now coven hopeful Brian Fuller is about to be ensnared in her net.
Retired witches Molly and Elsie, along with the ghost of Olivia and her daughter
Dorothy, need all the help they can get to stop the sea witch. Aided by a selkie and
a crรจme puffโcraving mermaid, theyโre determined to keep Brian out of her murky
clutches. But are they all about to get in over their heads?
I am so dreadfully sorry to learn of Joyce's death. My deepest sympathies to Jim and the family...the world id a poorer place with out Joyce and her incomparable joy of life. Bittersweet to come upon this posting today.
(Kathleen Bylsma 1:03pm October 21, 2015)
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